Status epilepticus secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy as the presenting manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to report 18 cases of membranous laryngotracheobronchitis (MLTB) and to review 143 published cases in order to accurately characterize the epidemiology, presentation, clinical course, treatment, and outcome of patients with this disorder. The male:female ratio was 2:1; mean age was four ye...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Gallagher PG,Myer CM 3rd

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of an 11-month-old infant with cocaine intoxication and intussusception is presented. We present this case because there are no prior reports in the literature of cocaine intoxication associated with intussusception. The diagnosis was not initially considered in this patient. We feel the association is b...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ottolini MC,Foster KE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to determine the frequency at which each emergency medicine evaluation and management (E/M) code is used, to identify factors associated with their use by academic pediatric emergency departments (PEDs), and to compare PED E/M code utilization rates with rates reported by Centers fo...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Losek JD,Reid SR,Linzer J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Honeycomb gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation of the gallbladder. In some cases, it may be asymptomatic, whereas in others, it may lead to symptoms consistent with biliary colic even in the absence of cholelithiasis. We present the clinical and imaging findings of a case of a 10-year-old boy who was admitted...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Aydin R,Bilgici MC,Polat AV,Aslan K,Kalayci AG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As emergency department (ED) waiting times and volumes increase, substantial numbers of patients leave without being seen (LWBS) by a physician. The objective of this study was to identify ED conditions reflecting patient input, throughput, and output associated with the number of patients who LWBS in a pedi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Stang AS,McCusker J,Ciampi A,Strumpf E

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To increase the evidence base by characterizing various features of pediatric sports-related abdominal injuries. DESIGN:A review of the trauma database at The Children's Hospital at Westmead was undertaken for all abdominal injuries presenting to the emergency department between 2001 and 2006. SETTING:The C...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Noaman F,Lam LT,Soundappan SV,Browne GJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case provides the first report of a young healthy child presenting in septic shock from Clostridium difficile colitis. This child had no identifiable risk factors for C. difficile, raising the suspicion for a hypervirulent strain. Once infection was recognized and treated appropriately, the child made a full reco...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Loftus KV,Wilson PM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radial neck fractures in children are not uncommon. Most are minimally displaced or nondisplaced. Severely displaced fractures or angulated radial neck fractures in children often have poor outcomes, especially if not reduced, and even after open reduction. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Waseem M,Devas G,Perales O

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum is a relatively uncommon occurrence in pediatric patients. After mediastinal air leak, air may dissect through a variety of tissue planes within the chest, neck, and abdomen. We report the case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy who presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum accompanied by the presenc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Carolan PL,Wright SL,Jha V

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cooperation for a diagnostic study is a frequent indication for pediatric procedural sedation. This study examines the continued need for sedation in the era of fast helical computerized tomography (CT) scanners. METHODS:Medical records of children younger than 72 months undergoing CT scans were systemati...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sacchetti A,Carraccio C,Giardino A,Harris RH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatization is associated with increased health care use in adults. Whether mothers with somatic symptoms use more health care resources for their children has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the association of maternal somatic symptoms and emergency department (ED) use. DESIG...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Dang AT,Ho M,Kroenke K,Grupp-Phelan J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:High patient volumes have a deleterious effect on care in the pediatric emergency department (PED). Our study assessed the motivation for PED visits that could have been assessed by a primary care physician. METHODS:We identified a convenience sample of patients presenting to the SickKids Hospital PED in Ju...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Haasz M,Ostro D,Scolnik D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The report of an acute illness involving a large number of clustered children will undoubtedly provoke an urgent emergency care response or, in some instances, a mass casualty or disaster response. While responding to the perceived needs of those involved, the professionals caring for these children must consider epid...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Krug SE

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following cases describe children who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a constellation of symptoms consistent with delirium. In each case, there was no identified inciting cause (eg, fever, medications) other than the presence of influenza. All children had variable workups, with 2 children undergoi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Augenstein JA,Klein EJ,Traube C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of mortality in childhood heart failure (HF) in 2 tertiary hospitals. METHODS:A 51-month retrospective review of case notes of children with HF admitted into children's emergency rooms of 2 tertiary centers in Southern Nigeria was done. Bio-data and certai...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sadoh WE,Okperi B,Ikhurionan P,Monday P,Sadoh AE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical manifestations of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection include ascites, pleural effusion, acute renal failure, aplastic anemia, and neurological manifestations. Although association of HAV and acute cholecystitis is known, presentation of hepatitis A infection with acute cholecystitis has not been reported...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Prashanth GP,Angadi BH,Joshi SN,Bagalkot PS,Maralihalli MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to survey pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) providers on their management of 2 hypothetical acute concussion scenarios. We hypothesized that most providers would recommend a management strategy based on cognitive and physical rest. METHODS:Fifty-nine percent (46/78) of PEM providers that w...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Root JM,Fong J,Badolato G,Madati PJ

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined whether utilization of the Florida State Health Online Tracking System (SHOTS) immunization registry to determine Haemophilus influenzae type B and heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7) vaccine status impacts the protocolized decision to perform a screening blood draw for occult bacte...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Zeretzke CM,McIntosh MS,Kalynych CJ,Wylie T,Lott M,Wood D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curanderismo, folk medicine, is an important and common aspect of Hispanic culture. Its use is not well understood by US medical physicians and is often overlooked when Hispanic patients present to US hospitals. We present a case of isopropyl alcohol toxicity in a 4-year-old child due to the use of a curanderismo trea...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： DeBellonia RR,Marcus S,Shih R,Kashani J,Rella JG,Ruck B

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the incidence, determinants, and outcome of sepsis workup in febrile infants aged 0-90 days with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. RESULTS:191 infants with RSV, 21.5% younger than 28 days, were identified; 101 (52.9%) were febrile and 90 were afebr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Oray-Schrom P,Phoenix C,St Martin D,Amoateng-Adjepong Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:National rates of left (or leaving) without being seen (LWBS) in pediatric emergency departments (PED) are higher than general emergency departments. We investigated coexisting perspectives on LWBS. METHODS:Q-methodology was implemented through a mixed-methods design. Semistructured interviews elicited a con...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Moskalewicz RL,Pham PK,Liberman DB,Hall JE

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining intravascular access can be challenging or even impossible in several clinical situations. As an alternative, medications and fluids can be administered via the intraosseous (IO) route, which is a well-tolerated and established alternative, especially in the emergency setting. METHODS:Seventy-five...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Szarpak L,Ladny JR,Dabrowski M,Ladny M,Smereka J,Ahuja S,Ruetzler K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of the study were to describe sledding-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment and assess the use of safety measures before and after these injuries. METHODS:This is a study of a consecutive series of patients treated for sledding-related injuries in the emergency department o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ortega HW,Shields BJ,Smith GA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Jones criteria of 2 major criteria or 1 major plus 2 minor criteria that have been classically used to establish the diagnosis have been significantly modified in 2015 by the American Heart Association. The criteria now include the utilization of echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping as diagnostic tools ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Rhodes KL,Rasa MM,Yamamoto LG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Methamphetamine (meth) abuse in the rural South has increased greatly in the last decade. This addiction harms meth abusers and producers and endangers children who live with them. Appropriate medical evaluation and treatment of these exposed children are largely undefined. The objective of this research was...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bratcher L,Clayton EW,Greeley C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report an acute onset of symptoms erroneously attributed to serotonin syndrome in a child who had been given both anticholinergic and serotonergic agents. CASE SUMMARY:A 9-year-old girl with chronic anxiety and gastrointestinal problems was prescribed oral sertraline 6.25 mg dail...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Gerardi DM,Murphy TK,Toufexis M,Hanks C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare adrenergically mediated arrhythmogenic disorder classically induced by exercise or emotional stress and found in structurally normal hearts. It is an important cause of cardiac syncope and sudden death in childhood. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ve...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Heiner JD,Bullard-Berent JH,Inbar S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined whether the withdrawal of over-the-counter cough and cold medication labeled for use in children younger than 2 years in October 2007 and the warning against use of the products in children younger than 4 years in October 2008 affected cough and cold medication ingestions by young children...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Forrester MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The utility of testing for urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants with bronchiolitis is indeterminate. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate if the incidence of UTIs in febrile infants 2 to 12 months of age with bronchiolitis is higher than the presumed incidence of asymptomatic...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Elkhunovich MA,Wang VJ,Pham P,Arpilleda JC,Clingenpeel JM,Mansour K,Riech T,Yen K,Liu DR

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis with epidural abscess in a child with sickle cell anemia is presented. Spinal osteomyelitis is a rare event in children. Although osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia may occur in any bone, it has most often been documented as beginning in the medullary cavity of the long an...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Gardner RV

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00